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Open Table on The New EU and Belgian Law on Class Actions

22 March, 2023 • Brussels, BE

Starts: 9:30 AM (CET)
Ends: 12:00 PM (CET)
Site: Crowell & Moring - Brussels Office
Address: 7 Rue Joseph Stevens Brussels, B - 1000 Belgium

Class actions and their (possible) role in European law jurisdictions have been a hot topic for quite a while and this is not likely to change. The new EU directive 2020/1828 imposes the obligation upon EU member states to introduce a specific legal procedure for collective repair by 25 June 2023. In Belgium, such a procedure for collective repair was already introduced in 2014. With the imminent implementation of said EU directive into Belgian law, this procedure is likely to undergo some substantial changes. 

During this in-person seminar, Werner Eyskens, Evelien Van Espen, Yaël Rager and Charlotte Stynen will discuss the current and future role of class actions in Belgium, the contours of the existing procedure for collective repair and the potential impact of the expected new rules, as well as the role of third-party litigation funding and the fate of collective proceedings that fall outside the scope of the existing procedure and the new directive.


Contact: Danica Schiefer (dschiefer@crowell.com)

Register
Crowell & Moring Participant(s):
Werner Eyskens
Partner – Brussels
Phone: +32.2.214.2870 , +32 (497) 51 47 50
Email: weyskens@crowell.com
Evelien Van Espen
Associate – Brussels
Phone: +32.2.897.0859
Email: evanespen@crowell.com
Yaël Rager
Associate – Brussels
Phone: +32.2.214.2816
Email: yrager@crowell.com
Charlotte Stynen
Associate – Brussels
Phone: +32.2.214.2882
Email: cstynen@crowell.com
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